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STRATFIELD SAYE PARK

524 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome524 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Pheasant
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Pheasant, Greylag Goose +84 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Noctule, Myotis Bat species, Badger +17 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: STRATFIELD SAYE HOUSE; Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Comma, Meadow Brown +46 more · last seen 2024; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Cleavers, Pedunculate Oak +169 more · last seen 2016

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route
Named route
Blackwater Valley PathWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Wokingham WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
St James' WayWalking route110 km
Named routeRef SJWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Oakbank School LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 23Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 93 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 93 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Broad Wayrestricted byway · 291 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 291 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Park Lanebyway open to all traffic · 103 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 103 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Park Lanebyway open to all traffic · 78 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 78 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Spring Lanebyway open to all traffic · 578 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 578 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Loddon at Stratfield Saye Estate

River Loddon at Stratfield Saye Estate

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